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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আপনাদের রুম ভাড়া কতো? - how much is a room?
  • সে-ই তলে তলে সব করাচ্ছে - He is at bottom of all these things; It is he who is pulling the wires from behind.
  • হয় ইহা, নয় উহা - Either this or that.
  • আমি তোমায় দেখে মুগ্ধ হলাম - I am impressed to see you
  • আপনি আসলে কি বুঝাতে চাচ্ছেন? - What exactly do you mean?
  • শুভ বার্ষিকী! এই যে তোমার জন্য ছোট একটা উপহার - Happy Anniversary! Here's a little present for you.